Browsing by Author "Vinayak H. Lokhande"

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Copper accumulation and biochemical responses of Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.)
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019) Vinayak H. Lokhande; Vikas Y. Patade; Sudhakar Srivastava; Penna Suprasanna; Manoj Shrivastava; Garima Awasthi
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) is a halophytic phytoremediator plant with potential for significant accumulation of metals and metalloids. The present work evaluatedthe physiological and biochemical responses of Sesuvium plants to copper (Cu) exposure (100-500 lM) for 30 d in field conditions. Plants demonstrated significant copper accumulation that increased with the increase in Cu concentration of the medium (maximum 254 mg g-1 DW at 500 mM). The root dry weight was not significantly affected at 500 lM while shoot dry weight decreased significantly. Total soluble proteins, photosynthetic pigmentsand malondialdehye (MDA) were declined significantly beyond 100 lM after 30 d. Among metabolites and enzymes of thiol metabolism, total non-protein thiols (NP-SH), c-glutamylcysteine synthetase and glutathione reductase did not show significant effect while cysteine, serine acetyltransferase, and cysteine synthaseshowed a significant decline beyond 100 lM. The level of proline, glycine betaine and total phenolics also showed decreasing trend with the increase in Cu concentration. In conclusion, plantsare potential phytoextractor of Cu but do suffer from the toxic effects of Cu at high concentration of 500 lM. Sesuvium plants therefore appear suitable for use in phytoremediation purpose at low Cu concentrations (100 - 250 lM). © 2019 Elsevier Ltd.
Salt stress reveals differential antioxidant and energetics responses in glycophyte (Brassica juncea L.) and halophyte (Sesuvium portulacastrum L.)
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2015) Ashish K. Srivastava; Sudhakar Srivastava; Vinayak H. Lokhande; Stanislaus F. D'Souza; Penna Suprasanna
Salt stress, considered as one of the major environmental factors, decreases crop productivity world-wide and hence, investigations are being made to understand the cellular basis of salt tolerance in plants. In our earlier studies, maintenance of redox homeostasis and energetics were found as key determinants of salt tolerance in a halophyte Sesuvium portulacastrum (high salt accumulator). The redox homeostasis is defined as integrated ratio of different redox couples present inside the cell. In recent years, it has also been proposed as general stress response regulator in plants, bacteria as well as animals. In view of this, present study was performed to compare responses of redox state and energetics of S. portulacastrum with a glycophyte Brassica juncea (low salt accumulator). The data revealed activation of antioxidant defense in S. portulacastrum which either avoided or delayed the accumulation of different reactive oxygen species (ROS). In contrast, due to the lack of co-ordination, although the non-enzymatic antioxidants were increased, significant oxidative damage was seen in B. juncea. Further, the decreased NADPH oxidase activity suggested that basal redox signaling was also affected in B. juncea. In order to correlate these changes with chloroplastic and mitochondrial electron transport chain, NADP/NADPH and NAD/NADH ratios were measured. The NADP/NADPH ratio suggested that the process of photosynthesis was minimally affected in S. portulacastrum which might have contributed to its lower level of ROS under salt stress. The comparatively lower NAD/NADH and ATP/ADP ratios in S. portulacastrum as compared to B. juncea indicated the active and better utilization of energy generated to support different processes associated with salt tolerance. Thus, the findings suggest that co-ordinated regulation of antioxidant defense to avoid oxidative damage and proper utilization of energy are the key determinants of salt-tolerance in plants. © 2015 Srivastava, Srivastava, Lokhande, D'Souza and Suprasanna.